16-year-old Prescott gets another chance to debut for Bayern as Urbig sidelined with knee injury
Steven Perez
Dailysports's expert
The German national team and Bayern Munich have suffered a significant setback.
Details: According to Sky Sport DE, Bayern Munich's and Germany's first-choice goalkeeper Jonas Urbig has sustained a right knee capsule injury during training. Medical scans have confirmed the severity of the injury, forcing the 22-year-old shot-stopper to immediately leave the national team camp and return to Munich to begin rehabilitation.
Urbig's injury has thrown head coach Julian Nagelsmann's plans for the upcoming matches into disarray – Friday against Switzerland and Monday against Ghana in Stuttgart. Augsburg goalkeeper Finn Dahmen has been urgently called up to the squad as reinforcement.
Yet the main intrigue surrounds who will guard the net for Bayern Munich in the upcoming Bundesliga and Champions League fixtures, as both Manuel Neuer and Sven Ulreich are still sidelined with injuries.
This situation opens an unexpected "window of opportunity" for the young prodigy – 16-year-old Leonard Prescott, who could become the club's first-choice keeper.
Recall: Bayern is unhappy with Colombia's decision to field Luis Diaz.
